What this hub covers
Follow the signal from clip to bus
Good dialogue isn't one effect. Set levels, remove the problem you can hear, shape the voice, control dynamics and measure the final bus. These guides keep each decision at the right stage.
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Guides in this hub
Each card opens one focused guide. The same article isn't repeated in a table or a second link list.
Audio Levels and LUFS in DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve audio levels need two checks: dBFS peak meters protect headroom, while LUFS/LKFS meters describe perceived loudness over time. Balance dialogue, music, and effects first;…
Fairlight Bus Routing Explained
For a simple DX/MX/FX layout, route source tracks to the intended dialogue, music, or effects submix, then route those buses to the final stereo bus. FlexBus also supports deliberate…
Fairlight Compressor Settings for Dialogue
Set the Fairlight dialogue compressor in DaVinci Resolve 21: threshold, ratio, knee, mix, attack, hold, release, makeup gain, pumping fixes, and QA.
Fairlight EQ: Clean Dialogue in DaVinci Resolve
Use Fairlight EQ for dialogue in DaVinci Resolve 21. Choose clip or track EQ, set high-pass and Q by ear, order processors, and avoid copied curves.
DaVinci Resolve Audio Ducking: Ducker, AI & Sidechain
Make room for dialogue without riding the music fader through every sentence. This guide separates Ducker Track FX, bus-capable sidechain compression and Studio's AI Audio Assistant,…
How to Remove Background Noise in DaVinci Resolve
Match the noise to the tool: Noise Reduction FX with a learned noise print for steady hiss and hum, Studio's Voice Isolation for wind, traffic and changing backgrounds, a gate for noise…
How to Remove Silence in DaVinci Resolve
In Resolve 21, select an Edit or Cut timeline clip and choose Clip > Audio Operations > Ripple Delete Silence. Set Threshold from room tone, protect words with Pre Head/Post Tail, choose…
Voice Isolation vs Dialogue Leveler in DaVinci Resolve
Compare Voice Isolation and Dialogue Leveler in DaVinci Resolve 21: controls, Free vs Studio limits, processing order, artifacts, and cleaner dialogue.
DaVinci Resolve No Audio
Match the symptom first. Waveforms visible but meters dead: Clip Attributes, codec or clip volume. Meters moving but silent: DIM, master mute, bus routing or the output device in…
How to Mute and Split Audio in DaVinci Resolve
Mute a clip, a whole track or just part of a clip, and split audio from video three ways: unlink, the Alt/Option override, or extracting audio to a separate file. The right method…
How to Transcribe Audio in DaVinci Resolve 21
Resolve 21 transcribes two ways: per-clip from the Media Pool or whole-timeline for subtitles. You can edit the transcript, export SRT and work in more languages than Resolve 20…
How to Export Audio Only in DaVinci Resolve
For one finished mix, open Deliver > Custom Export, turn Export Video off and Export Audio on, choose WAVE/Linear PCM, and select the actual stereo Main or Submix bus. 24-bit/48 kHz is…
